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Telecommunications & Media
iPhone 18 launch nears; will mobile carrier subscriber battle heat up
South Korea\'s mobile number-porting market, lifted by Samsung Electronics\' Galaxy Z8 series, is in focus again as Apple prepares to unveil new products. Porting rose in August from July, and the iPhone 18 launch this month could intensify competition among SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus. The scale of porting will depend on carrier incentives and distribution promotions, while Apple’s launch timing and supply strategy could also affect demand.
AI & Enterprise
OpenAI\'s GPT-6 Astra excels in 3D and gaming but falters in writing
OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on Sept. 3. Early users reported strong performance in 3D space reconstruction, game creation and desktop task automation, while giving lower marks for writing than the prior GPT-5.6 Sol model. Astra costs $10 per 1 million input tokens and $50 per 1 million output tokens, 2.5 times GPT-5.6 Sol. OpenAI said Astra improved desktop-task results and security capability, and is rolling it out via ChatGPT tiers, APIs and cloud platforms.
Telecommunications & Media
Apple to hold \'Surprise and Shine\' event on Sept. 9 as iPhone Ultra speculation grows
Apple will hold its annual September special event on Sept. 9 under the theme \"Surprise and Shine.\" The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park and will be livestreamed worldwide. Attention is focusing on whether Apple will unveil a foldable iPhone, possibly named \"iPhone Ultra,\" alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models, new Apple Watch devices and home products such as HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K.
